In the Mountains of Karabakh

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for the June 15, 2005 issue

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A war-ravaged former Soviet region tries to recover its winemaking roots

Matt Kettmann
Issue: June 15, 2005

A skinny sprig of Khindogny grapevine, freshly plucked from warm and nourishing soil, is clinging to life on a short knob of rootstock. The sprig, growing inside a dark barn where the smoky air is pierced by rays of light shining through walls riddled with bullet holes, symbolizes hope for the future of the isolated and war-torn region known as Nagorno-Karabakh.